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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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Severe Storm in Melbourne. Melbourne, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

A terrific storm passed over Melbourne and suburbs, last night. All low-lying parts were quickly submerged and traffic suspended. Thousands…

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Some Remarkable Storms

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

On Friday afternoon, there were many scattered thunderstorms in parts of the district, and some exceptionally heavy falls of rain were…

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Fifty-mile Gale at Bongor. London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 5

A 50-mile an hour gale raged over Craigwell House throughout the night. The king was up early and sat…

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Further Floods in Queensland. Two Horsemen Drowned

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

As a result of torrential rain at Mareeba, Babinda, and Bemerside (Queensland), the Hubert River is 30 feet above normal and rising at the…

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[?]In Alabama. Great Flood[?] have

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 2

Heavy and continued[?] caused widespread disaster in the State of Alabama. At Troy (Alabama) 15 lives were…

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A Severe Storm at Narandera. Considerable Damage Done

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 2

A terrific thunder storm, accompanied by torrential rain, strong winds and heavy hail, occurred at Narandera, at 5 p.m., on Sunday…

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Some Heavy Thunderstorms Many Parts of the District Favoured

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 2

The thunderstorms which began to occur in this part of the State on Friday, continued throughout Saturday and Sunday, when a change to…

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Milk & Thunderstorms the Real Cause of Souring

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 2

A Dutch milk supplying company recently investigated the subject of the influence of thunderstorms on the development of acid in milk in the…

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The Flood Disasters in Tasmania Bursting of the Briseis Dam. Heavy Loss of Life. Launceston

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

Tasmania has been swept by probably the worst floods in its history. With remarkable suddenness flood waters have descended from the…

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Tasmanian Floods

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 3

Further particulars of the Tasmanian floods show that Launceston is now threatened. The station and goods shed at Avorna were washed…

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The Tasmanian Floods. Latest Details. HOBART, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 1

It is row estimated that 73 bridges have been destroyed or damaged, and from 23 to 27 lived have been lost. As a result of flood waters having carried…

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The Tasmanian Floods. Relief Measures. MELBOURNE, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 3

The Tasmanian Parliament will be called together almost immediately, to discuss the position resulting from the recent disastrous floods. More…

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The World's Oldest Working Journalist. John Gale, of Queabeyan. SYDNEY, Wednesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 1

Mr. John Gale, J.P., of Queanbeyan, who claims to be the oldest working journalist in the world, entered upon his 100th year, to-day…

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Storm on U.S.A. COAST. Barge Sinks at New York. New York

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 2

A barge carrying a quarter of a million dollars cargo of wha[?] oil, from the Antarctic whaler, Sir James Clark Ross, sank in New York…

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Tasmanian Flood Relief Fund. Sydney, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 1

Subscriptions received for the relief of the Tasmanian flood sufferers now totals £73,000…

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Floods in New Zealand. Wellington

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 2

Disastrous flood are reported from the north Island of New Zealand. Seventy-five people were marooned near Napier, but eventually they got…

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Nearly a Tragedy at Walla. Car's Three Feet Drop Into Storm Channel Sister Quinn Fortunate

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 6

No little excitement was caused yesterday afternoon when Bister Quinn's car ran off the road into the storm channel on the…

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Floods in Central America Destroy a Town

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 3

BOYACA (Columbia), Wednesday. Forty are believed to be drowned and more than a hundred injured by the practical destruction of the…

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Town Destroyed by Flood. Bogota (Columbia) Wed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 2

Forty people are believed to have been drowned and more than a hundred injured, together with the practical destruction of the town of…

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Cyclone in New Zealand. At Palmerston, North Island. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

"A terrific cyclone, visited Palmerston, in the north island of New Zealand, yesterday, and destroyed everything in its wake for a width of…

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